About Us

The first Liberty School was built in 1887. It was
located on the corner of Route 1 and Liberty Lane where McDonald's
sits today. The Liberty School District was originally a part
of Burr Oak District, but the people felt they should have a district
of their own. They filed a petition and the site for the school
was chosen by the most votes. After debating about names for
the new school, it was decided that it would be called Liberty because
it had gained its liberty from the Burr Oak District.

There were
three Liberty school buildings placed on the original site.

The last of the three was built in 1933 and was considered to be
"one of the most beautiful and modern schools of Vermilion
County" (Forrest Sloan, The History of Liberty School).

Finally, in December of 1974 construction was completed on our current
Liberty School. The principal at the time was Mr. David Guiliani.

He and his staff of teachers were chosen to organize Danville's
first open-classroom school.

Twenty-five years later, in honor of the school's birthday, teachers
and students had a large celebration. The celebration included
a slide show with cake for refreshments. Students were all educated
about their school's beginnings. A flag designed by Mrs. Carolyn
Marshall was presented as a gift to Liberty School. Each student
at the time signed his or her name on the stripes. Staff each
signed a star. This flag can still be seen hanging in its
place of honor in the library of Liberty School.